Hydra's monstrous submarine with all the modern technology rushed towards the black fortress.

No one answered the radio.

No one answered the mana coms.

The black ship had spotted the orbiting ship the other half of the Vulcanus. This worried Zola.

"Ignar! I hope you didn't make a mess while I was gone! I swear! Sometimes I want to have your head as a trophy but my blood runs in you and you're my only child!"

The U-boat ship was gigantic and had a crew of up to 1000 men, all trained, all mercenaries.

The latest tools and molecular replicators were on board. They could make anything they wanted.

This ship, 200 meters long, was much larger than the uboat, the last submarine built, demilitarized and re-militarized by Hydra.

Zola himself was transformed into a cyborg. The ravages of time had gotten the better of his carnal envelope. But as Hydra was a criminal organization that didn't care about ethics, they had a whole range of forbidden technologies.

The submarine surfaced and, like a floating fortress, swept away any boat or small ship on its way up the river mouth.

Mandrake was at the Black Fortress inspecting the remains of the lab for traces of technology. Then a terrible noise was heard and huge bronze doors began to move and open a dock for docking and unloading cargo.

Mandrake went down into the basement and passed through a cave that was once lit but in the dark, then an engine started and he wondered what the noise was.

A generator but they didn't know what it was.

The lamps lit up and lights came on on lanterns.

A large door slid open and they went down with some helpers into a huge cavern, the bottom of which was flooded and had a gigantic hall full of intact goods.

The monstrous submarine had just passed through the huge gates and docked at the unloading dock.

A trap door opened and mercenaries armed to the teeth came out of a large trap door at the rear of the submarine and armoured vehicles exited the ship.

Heavy tanks, humvees, hovercrafts and soon an army came out of the submarine.

The unloading was done at an express speed and all the men saluted Zola Gram.

Mandrake came down the steps and was pointed at by the guards.

Zola then asked them to lower their rifles, the wizard, not knowing this type of weapon could be dangerous.

"What are you doing here! What happened? Who are you people?"

Mandrake stooped down and greeted the ancien Nazi.

"Sir, visitor, my name is Mandrake. I am the head of the magic academy of Arcadia and I am presently the high wise man who rules the United States of Arcadia."

"There was a terrible war and the fortress here was partially destroyed, I feel sorry for you, I think you owned it. But you are from outer space?"

Zola: "No, I'm not!"

"I'm Ignar's father and the ruler of Morthales. I've just returned from a distant expedition and I've come to take over the fortress."

MAndrake: "I don't know if I should consider you a friend or an enemy, but could we talk at a table?"

Two knights escorted Mandrake and a handful of soldiers escorted Zola.

When he walked up the gate and saw the state of the fortress he swore!

IGNAR! HERE! his face red with anger.

"What has he done? Half of the fortress has to be rebuilt! and everything is broken here. even the workshop is in ruins.!" Mines V3, where are they? ACH!

Mandrake :" Calm down. Your son had nothing to do with it but threw oil on the fire.

Your granddaughter took refuge here. The dragon slayers almost wiped them all out!"

My little girl?

YOUR grandchildren!

WHAT????

Mandrake tried his best to explain past events and the dragon's escape.

IGNAR, he forgot the refuge code again!

Mandrake :"I believe it was Morthales who betrayed you and blew himself up making " nitrocitrus??".

Z : "Naturally, I've twisted the proportions to kill the curious.!"

M: "There's no more magic, and we're facing an unprecedented crisis, a great famine."

Zola : I can help you if I take power. Besides, I have weapons that will crush everything in my path.

He took out a touchpad and showed Mandrake a nuclear mushroom and the effects.

He turned pale and one of the men demonstrated a burst of a laser gun on one of the knights' armor. Cut in half like a sheet of paper in front of scissors.

Mandrake went to see and found that they did not stand a chance against these men.

He nevertheless asked to remain his adviser, which he accepted and Mandrake took Morthales' place.

Zola then took the place of Regent of Arcadia.

Then, the next day, a familiar but bigger, more powerful and more perfect figure presented himself to Zola.

"The creature threw itself weeping over Zola (Arnim)..."

"METANOVAE, how you've changed! You're even more beautiful.

What happened to you??"

He always regarded this dragon as his daughter and rival to Ignar.

"I'm dead! They executed me and burned me, the bastards! And it was because Vermithraxa handed me over to the king and Ignar wouldn't lift a finger to help me! I asked for forgiveness, I knelt down and begged for mercy but they slit my throat and burned me alive. I felt my flesh roasting. It hurt very, very, very badly!"

Bahamut took pity on me and brought me back to life and made me bring Vermithraxa here! I'm scared and I don't want to die a second time! I was all alone in the dark and I was falling and falling again.

I want to kill Falkor, the bastard left me. And Ignar's scum! You're all I have left, Dad!

Zola : "Take the best room left and settle down, calm down and rest. We have a lot of work to do and your revenge has to come through us. We'll help you!